Full Description
This book provides a comprehensive up-to-date review of juvenile angiofibroma, with contributions from all relevant specialties. Starting with a brief introduction to the history, etiology and relevant anatomy, the book goes on to discuss the pathology, clinical features and treatment of this disease in depth, concluding with a summary of current controversies.
Juvenile Angiofibroma is aimed at a global audience of otolaryngologists, endoscopists, head and neck surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, pathologists, radiologists and geneticists.
Contents
Part I History, Anatomy and Tumor Biology.- Historical Background.- Surgical Anatomy of the Skull Base.- Pathologic and Electron Microscopic Features.- Recent Concept of Etiology.- Part II Clinical and Radiological Diagnosis.- Clinical Presentation.- Juvenile Angiofibroma and the Eye .- Radiological Diagnosis.- Staging Systems and their Use.- Part III Management.- Pre- and Intraoperative Embolization.- Anesthesia and Management of Intraoperative Bleeding.- Endoscopic Surgery.- Endoscopic Excision of Advanced with Skull Base Involvement.- Excision by Midfacial Degloving Approach.- Excision by Modified Transpalatal and Maxillary Swing Approach Excision by Le Fort I Osteotomy Approach.- Excision by Lateral Skull Base Approach.- Combined Neurosurgical and Craniofacial Approach for Large Intracranial Tumor.- Radiation Therapy.- Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Hormonal Therapy.- Part IV Other Issues.- Recurrence of Tumor - Its Prevention and Management.- Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma.- Remaining Controversies in Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma.
